Malaysian Public Works Minister Samy Vellu paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Govt, LTTE optimistic on peace talks

From Rodney Martinesz in Berne, Switzerland

The LTTE is optimistic that the stalled peace talks could resume after two weeks when its counter proposals for an Interim Administration will be placed before the government.
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Lanka-Malaysia sign Kandy expressway MoU

From Ranil Wijayapala in Kuala Lumpur

The Sri Lankan Government yesterday took the first step towards constructing the much-awaited Colombo -Kandy expressway costing Rs.28 billion after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian government.
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Next round of negotiations crucial - PM

From Ranil Wijayapala in Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assured on Wednesday that the withdrawal of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from peace talks in April was "temporary" and that a ceasefire observed since February last year still holds.
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• Rice power for cement plants; Lanka too to follow suit
  
  
  
• Switzerland keen on seeing peace in Lanka - Swiss Federal Councillor
  
  
• Legal assistance to under privileged, poor a necessity - Attorney General
  
  
• Minister commended for Beruwala Road Week
  
  
• Moves to protect ozone layer
  
  
• Udatalawinna case : Bullets identified as Chinese made ammunition - Deputy Government Analyst
  
  
• Rights plea by student against gazette notification
  
  
• Book launching: Sri Lanka Malay heritage and portrait of a Sri Lankan Malay
  

• International Coastal Engineering Conference to form new alliance
  

• Relief for coconut small holders
  

• Dharmapala-Olcott foundation conference

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